Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-28 | Page 29 | Rum Smuggling is under Probe

RUM HUM IS IV OUa Ottawa wa Royal Commission Hears 0 of Alleged Discrepancies Discrepancies Discrepancies Dis Dis- in Shipping VICTORIA VICTOR B. B C. C Nov Xo 27 AP AP- AP The royal commission from froni Ottawa inquiring into customs conditions conditions' I on the tho P Pacific coast listened to witnesses today who said they had left British Columbia with willi liquor shipments for South America and landed them In California It is expected the commission will Investigate in investigate In- In th the narcotics traffic N N. N W. W Howell Rowell chief counsel for forthe forthe forthe the commission said sald that the BritIsh British Brit lInt ish Columbia liquor control board ought to state whether it had not been winking at at smuggling smug by granting permits for shipment of liquor from this province to Central America and South America when reasonably sute sure sue that th tho cargoes were being delivered In tho the United States Customs Collector Davey of Victoria Victoria Vic Vie toria tonia testified that cases of liquor loaded on the steamer teamer Cha- Cha rena here ih lb February never reached the destination San Bias Blas Mexico to which they were billed blUed He showed a power of ot attorney from flom W. W 0 O. O Watson of ot Buena Ventura Ventura Ven Ven- tura Colombia to the Northwest Brokers Ltd of vanc l lan an appointment of Edw r Henry II JJ King lin as VIct Victoria f a alIe lIe He said that the Kings KingS declarations that OJ to Watson Vatson was for Tc America and that they pi pj pI pIto to produce certificates t tJ th liquor had been landed t th the Details of how liquor th signed was shifted to v vesi vess ss Washington Oregon OreOn and C Ca i were related by the m mai mt t vessels known as mother Mit s sEdward sh Edward H. H King who fa ls toms broker here Examiner Rowell howell of ot th the J ci sion said he had sworn R n mation given him that car cargo been landed at S South uth and andi American ports named named in papers He admitted h r he tf to each time he of in clearing a li liquor liguor cars carso British Columbia